After compiling four wins last week the Lipscomb baseball team will look to continue its winnings ways on Tuesday as the Bisons travel up the road to Belmont for the second edition of the Battle of the Boulevard. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Rose Park.

Behind a strong outing from junior hurler Denton Norman, the Lipscomb baseball team downed Georgetown 4-1 to take Sunday’s rubber game against Georgetown at sunny Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

The Lipscomb baseball team rallied from a two-run deficit to knock off Georgetown 8-3 Saturday at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in nonconference action. Grant Massey finished the day 2-for-5 with a double, triple and three RBI.

Georgetown scored four times in the ninth inning to come from behind and down the Lipscomb baseball team 8-5 Friday night in the opening game of a three-game non-conference series at chilly Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

After picking up important wins over rivals Belmont and Middle Tennessee earlier in the week, the Lipscomb baseball team will look to keep its momentum going this weekend when Georgetown visits Music City for a three-game set at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

After surrendering a seven-run lead, the Lipscomb baseball team fought back to score the winning run in the ninth to take a 10-9 decision over Belmont Tuesday night at Ken Dugan Field. Jonathan Allison finished the night 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored.

Fresh off a series win over Xavier, the Lipscomb baseball team will look to keep its winnings ways Tuesday when the Bisons host rival Belmont at 6 p.m. in the “Battle of the Boulevard” baseball style at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

The Lipscomb baseball team ran into a buzz saw Sunday against Xavier and dropped the series finale 5-1 at Ken Dugan Field. XU's Trent Astle tossed a complete-game gem, striking out 10 batters. Grant Massey led the Bisons with three hits in the loss.

Propelled by a 5-run fifth inning, the Lipscomb baseball team downed Xavier 11-1 on Saturday afternoon to take the series at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in nonconference action. Michael Gigliotti led the Bisons with a 2-for-5 day at the plate with a triple, a two-run homer and four RBI.

The Lipscomb baseball team downed Xavier 5-2 in the opener of a three-game series Friday at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Senior shortstop Grant Massey finished the night with a team high three hits (3-for-4). He also had a RBI and a run scored.

The Lipscomb baseball team will look to defend its home turf this weekend when Xavier visits Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium for a three-game series. Friday’s first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. This is the first meeting between the two schools since 2005.

Looking to ride its weekend momentum into Tuesday, the Lipscomb baseball team quickly fell behind and never recovered in a 6-1 loss to homestanding Western Kentucky at Nick Denes Field. Lipscomb is now just 1-3 in midweek action this season.

Fresh off its sweep of Quinnipiac over the weekend, the Lipscomb baseball team will travel north Tuesday on I-65 to take on Western Kentucky in a 6 p.m. midweek non-conference tilt at Nick Denes Field.

Behind eight strong innings from junior hurler Denton Norman, the Lipscomb baseball team did some spring cleaning Sunday with a 3-1 victory to sweep Quinnipiac at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Norman allowed one run and struck out a season high seven batters.

The Lipscomb baseball team rallied from two early deficits on Saturday to down Quinnipiac 9-4 and take the series at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in nonconference action. Senior second baseman Mike Korte blasted a solo home run in the third to jump-start the Bisons offense.

Coming off of its longest road swing of the season the Lipscomb baseball team returns home to Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh stadium to host first-time foe Quinnipiac in a three-game series beginning on Friday.
First pitch on Friday is set for 4 p.m.

Lipscomb carried a six-run lead into the fifth inning, but gave up 10 two-out runs over the next three innings to drop a 12-8 decision to Tennessee Tech in Cookeville on Wednesday. Senior Jonathan Allison hit a 2-run HR and tied his career high with four RBI in the loss.

Fresh off its road series with Alabama, the Lipscomb baseball team returns to action Tuesday at Tennessee Tech for a 3 p.m. tilt at Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex in Cookeville. The Bisons will run Jaesung Hwang back to the mound after earning earning a victory last week over Tech.

Looking for its third series win of the season on Sunday, the Lipscomb baseball team was held in check dropping a 3-0 decision to Alabama at sunny Hank Aaron Stadium. Adam Lee had the lone extra-base hit with a double in the eighth.

The Lipscomb baseball team turned the pages to give Alabama a little dose of its own medicine Saturday night in Mobile. Trailing by two runs entering the sixth, the Bisons rallied with a seven-run frame to upend the Crimson Tide 7-3 and even the series in front of 2,270 fans at Hank Aaron Stadium.

Carrying a one-run lead into the seventh frame, the Diamond Bisons surrendered five runs to give Alabama a 5-1 win in the series opener Friday night in Mobile at "The Hank". Senior Ian Martinez-McGraw allowed just one hit and one earned run in six innings, but suffers his first loss of the season.

Lipscomb and Alabama meet on the diamond for the first time since 2008. The Tide leads the all-time series 2-0, but the Bisons are looking to make their mark on the Tide. The series was moved to "The Hank" with Friday and Saturday’s start time slated for 7:05 p.m., while Sunday’s first pitch will be at 2:05 p.m.

It has been almost two years since Jaesung Hwang recorded his last win on the mound, but his performance on Tuesday showed fans he has not lost his touch. The redshirt junior tied his career high with seven strikeouts to carry the Lipscomb baseball team in a 7-1 win over Tennessee Tech Tuesday.

Fresh off its second series sweep of the season, the Lipscomb baseball team returns to action Tuesday when Tennessee Tech visits Music City for a 4 p.m. tilt at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Timely hitting dominated the weekend as Lipscomb completed a three-game sweep of La Salle in college baseball action. The Bisons completed the perfect weekend with a 7-5 victory Sunday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L Marsh Stadium.

An offensive explosion from the bats of the Lipscomb baseball team propelled the Bisons to a series-clinching 13-5 win over La Salle Saturday afternoon Dugan Field. Allan Hooker led the charge going 3-for-3 at the dish and 4-RBI. Hooker delivered a 3-run homer in the fifth and a RBI-double in the sixth.

Redshirt freshman Allan Hooker made the most of his first career start by slamming a home run and a double to help lift Lipscomb over LaSalle 8-2 Friday at Dugan Field. Hooker's home run in the fourth was his first career hit.

After dropping its last two games, the Lipscomb baseball team will look to get back on track this weekend when the La Salle Explorers makes the trek to Music City for a three-game series at Ken Dugan Field. Friday’s first pitch has been moved up a couple of hours to 2 p.m.

The Lipscomb baseball team gave up three runs in the final two innings to drop a 5-2 midweek tilt to in-state foe Austin Peay Wednesday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Massey extended his team-best 14-game hitting streak and has now reached base in 20 straight games.

After canceling Tuesday’s game at Tennessee due to inclement weather, the Lipscomb baseball team has since scheduled a Wednesday afternoon tilt with in-state foe Austin Peay. First pitch at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium is set for 2 p.m.

After falling victim to Tennessee over the weekend, the Lipscomb baseball team will look to even the season series Tuesday when it travels to Knoxville to face the Volunteers in a 3 p.m. CT midweek tilt at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The Lipscomb baseball team entered the ninth inning tied with Tennessee, but costly mistakes vaulted the Volunteers to a 6-0 win Friday evening on a snow-covered Perfect Game South Field at the Lake Point Sporting Complex.

The Lipscomb Baseball team has announced the addition of a single game with Tennessee on Friday at 2 p.m. CT. The game will be played at the LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Georgia, about an hour north of Atlanta on I-75

The Lipscomb baseball team has canceled its weekend action at Ken Dugan Field due to inclement weather conditions in the Nashville area. The games will not be made up. Also last week's postponement with Middle Tennessee will now be played on March 25th at 6 p.m. in Murfreesboro.

Ernie Smith (right), a former Lipscomb baseball player, is one of eight new members of the TSSAA Hall of Fame. He has been coaching at Lipscomb Academy for 38 years and has guided his baseball and girls basketball teams to eight combined state titles. He is pictured above with his son, Keith (left).

Lipscomb baseball’s first road tilt of the season, originally set for Tuesday, Feb. 17 against Middle Tennessee, has been postponed to a later date yet to be announced due to the wintry conditions across the middle Tennessee area.

Martinez-McGraw was nearly unhittable on Friday afternoon as he limited the Bulldogs to only two hits in six innings of work. He allowed just one unearned run and struck out two batters. This is the first career weekly honor for the senior.

The Lipscomb baseball team finished off a season-opening sweep over Butler Saturday after getting 9-8, 8-3 wins in a Valentine’s Day twinbill at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Lipscomb (3-0) pounded out 25 hits on Saturday and scored 17 runs.

A career-best four-hit day by Adam Lee led the way as the Lipscomb baseball team downed Butler 9-8 Saturday in Game 1 of a Valentine’s Day doubleheader at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Lipscomb pounded out 15 hits.

With weather forecast in the Nashville area calling for temperatures in the high 20s, Sunday's baseball game with Butler has been moved up to play a Valentine's Day doubleheader on Saturday beginning at noon with the second game starting approximately 30 minutes after the completion of Game 1.

Jeff Forehand begins his ninth season at the helm this weekend as Lipscomb baseball opens its 2015 campaign by hosting Butler of the Big East Conference in a three-game set beginning Friday at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Jeff Guy is a Hall of Fame baseball player from Lipscomb University who has never strayed far from the game he loves. He was inducted into the Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. He took some time to talk with LipscombSports.com in this week's edition of "Where are they now?"

The Lipscomb baseball team recently answered the call and ventured to the Dominican Republic on a mission trip with the intent to change lives through faith. This seven-minute video tells the story of how a 22-member mission team made a lifelong impact on the community of Ponton.

The Lipscomb baseball team picked up three individual accolades when the Atlantic Sun Conference released its annual Preseason All-Conference honors Wednesday. Grant Massey, Ian Martinez-McGraw and Jason Ziegler each earned a spot on the illustrious list after all three put up banner years in 2014.

With the 2015 baseball season just three short weeks away, Lipscomb kicked off spring practice with a couple of short intrasquad scrimmages on Saturday. The Bisons will open the season with a 3-game set against Butler on Feb. 13 at 4 p.m.

With the 2015 baseball season just around the corner, head coach Jeff Forehand is excited to announce Lipscomb baseball’s inaugural First Pitch Dinner set for February 7th with Major League Baseball stars Rex Brothers and Caleb Joseph as the guest speakers. Individual tickets are on sale now for $25.

Former Lipscomb baseball star Rex Brothers avoided arbitration with the Colorado Rockies Friday signing a 1-year deal worth a reported $1.4 million. The lefty is 15-11 with 20 saves and a 3.49 ERA in four years with the Rockies.

Day six was full of surprises for the Lipscomb Baseball Dominican Republic mission team as they held a dedication for the "Brooks Forehand Field", explored local wildlife and caught a little bit of a Dominican professional baseball league game.

Lipscomb baseball left Nashville early Friday morning for a week-long mission trip in the Dominican Republic. The Bisons arrived late Friday in time for supper and a greeting with a "ginormous" spider.

On Tuesday Lipscomb head baseball coach Jeff Forehand announced the Bisons’ 2015 schedule, highlighted by four NCAA Tournament teams, two of which will travel to Music City. The 55-game slate features 32 homes games inside Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Joey Henson was a baseball standout for the Lipscomb Bisons, good enough to get drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. Henson and his family were back on campus Thanksgiving week. While they were visiting Joey took some time to talk with LipscombSports.com.

It all comes down to Thursday, the final day of competition, to see who gets crowned the 2014 Lipscomb Baseball Omaha Challenge champions. Lee Solomon and Dalton Curtis currently hold a slight lead in their respective groups, while it is Team Hoss holding steady for the team lead.

The Lipscomb baseball team started its annual Omaha Challenge challenge last week with the players competing against one another for the right to be crowned champion. The event consists of 20 individual events and eight team events. There will be two individual winners – one pitcher and one position player.

For the second consecutive season the Lipscomb baseball team is soaring to new heights with a back-to-back top-100 signing class as head coach Jeff Forehand has added 10 players to the 2016 roster in the early signing period. The class ranks 61st by PerfectGame.org.

The Lipscomb baseball team will venture on its first-ever mission trip December 12-19. The group will be traveling to the Dominican Republic where they will refurbish a sandlot baseball field while also spreading the word of God.

Blake Fonfara, a former Bison baseball player, graduated with a degree in accounting in 2013 and now works for KPMG in Indianapolis. He is pictured above with his future wife and Lipscomb graduate, Faith Fallin. Blake took some time with LipscombSports.com in this week's edition of Where are they now?

The Lipscomb baseball team is set to begin its annual Purple vs. Gold World Series Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field. The Bisons will play a best-of-three series with games two and three scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

Former Lipscomb baseball player Caleb Joseph was the only rookie selected to the Baltimore Orioles 25-man ALDS roster by skipper Buck Showalter Thursday. His spot marks the first time in school history a Bison has made a MLB postseason roster.

Not only does the Lipscomb baseball team return a wealth of experience to the bullpen in 2015, it also welcomes back plenty of talent on the offensive and defensive side as well. LipscombSports takes a look at some of those key contributors.

Lipscomb baseball head coach Jeff Forehand and South Nashville All-Stars skipper Chris Mercado have a special relationship that goes back to the duos days when Mercado played for Forehand at Trevecca Nazarene.

Broward College catcher Chucky Vasquez has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Bison Baseball team for 2015. A 2012 MLB draftee, Vazquez hit .321 drove in 27 runs and nabbed 13 runners trying to steal as a sophomore.

Right-handed pitcher Hunter Brothers was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft Saturday as the 893rd overall pick. The Chapel Hill native became the 30th draftee in Lipscomb history

Baseball is headed to the 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship on Sunday after an 11-4 win over top seed FGCU on Saturday evening. Ian Martinez-McGraw pitched a complete game to lead the Bisons to the victory on two days rest.

Freshman third baseman Hunter Hanks delivered in the clutch on Wednesday night driving home Grant Massey to propel the Bisons to a 2-1 win over Jacksonville in the opening round of the 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship.

Highlighting a great day of baseball was shortstop Grant Massey taking home the 2014 Dugan Award in a ceremony between games. On the field, Lipscomb was able to take the series from FGCU with a 7-1 win in the rubber match.

Due to expected bad weather on Saturday, the Lipscomb baseball team will now play Florida Gulf Coast in a doubleheader on Friday with the first game at 3:30 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

The Lipscomb baseball team is set to host its final regular season home stand this weekend when Atlantic Sun Conference leading Florida Gulf Coast invades Music City for a three-game set at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

The road woes continued for the Lipscomb baseball team Friday night as the home-standing North Florida Ospreys used 16 hits to power its way to a 15-0 Atlantic Sun Conference victory at Dusty Rhodes Field in the series opener.

The Lipscomb baseball team returns to the sunshine state this weekend for a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference set with North Florida at Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium. The series will begin with a 5 p.m. CT first pitch on Friday.

Former Bison backstop Caleb Joseph is set to make his MLB debut on Thursday night with the Baltimore Orioles. Joseph will be the third Bison in the history of the program to make it to the majors joining Rex Brothers and Bo McLaughin.

The Bisons offense failed to get going on Tuesday night dropping a 4-0 decision to UT-Martin at Dugan Field. The Skyhawks scored two runs in the fifth and lone runs in the seventh and eighth innings to secure the win.

The Lipscomb baseball team has a quick turnaround when UT-Martin ventures to Music City for a midweek nonconference matchup at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the friendly confines of Ken Dugan Field. Southpaw Nick Andros will draw his second start of the season.

The Bisons couldn't get much going against Tennessee Tech in Friday's loss. Ian Martinez-McGraw took the loss on the mound for the Bisons after working eight innings and giving up just three earned runs.

Late home runs by Tyler Bethune and Josh Lee combined with a perfect relief performance from Nick Andros led the Bisons to a 4-2 win over Northern Kentucky on Saturday night at Dugan Field. The series wraps up on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.

The Bisons returned home to Dugan Field on Friday night after four road tilts to down A-Sun foe Northern Kentucky 5-3. Jonathan Allison went 3-for-5 on the night including a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first.

The Bisons were unable to solve the riddle of Mercer southpaw Eric Nyquist on Sunday afternoon managing only two hits in a 2-0 loss to the Bears. Despite the loss, the Purple and Gold sit atop the A-Sun standings at 12-3 in league play.

The Bisons got excellent pitching from Hunter Brothers and Nick Andros to hold the high-powered Mercer offense to just one run in the victory. Lipscomb kept its spot on top of the A-Sun standings after improving to 24-12 and 12-2 in league play.

The battle between Atlantic Sun Conference co-leaders on Friday night saw the Bisons come out on top 4-2 behind a pitching gem from junior knuckleballer Ian Martinez-McGraw. The righty went eight and two-thirds innings allowing just two earned runs in the victory.

The top two teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference are set to square off this weekend at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium as the Bisons host co-leader Mercer. Game one of the series gets underway Friday night at 6 p.m.

Josh Lee and Hunter Brothers were each honored by the Atlantic Sun Conference on Monday as the Player and Pitcher of the week, respectively. The duo helped the lead the Bisons to a sweep of ETSU and a share of first place in the league standings.

Juniors Josh Lee and Jonathan Allison combined to go 8-for-9 at the plate en route to a 9-7 win over ETSU on Friday night at Dugan Field. Lee was 5-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored while Allison was 3-for-4 including a home run and a triple.

For the second consecutive A-Sun series the Bisons will venture outside the state line. After sweeping Kennesaw State last weekend, Lipscomb looks to continue its impressive play at USC Upstate on Friday.

A diving catch from junior left fielder Tyson Ashcraft proved to be the game winner on Friday night as the Bisons won 7-6 at Kennesaw State. The win is the first for Lipscomb at Stillwell Stadium in school history.

The Bisons head to the "Peach State" this weekend for a 3-game Atlantic Sun Conference set at Kennesaw State. The series marks the first time in 2014 the Purple and Gold have ventured outside the state of Tennessee

The Bisons got Atlantic Sun Conference play off to a good start on Friday night with a 7-2 win over visiting Jacksonville. The series continues on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. at Dugan Field.

On the heels of being named Atlantic Sun Player of the Week, senior outfielder Drew Adams has been named the Southeast Region Player of the Week by CollegeBaseballInsider.com. The Bisons were also selected as an honorable mention team of the week.

Ernie Banks will be the featured guest for the 6th Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence on April 19th at Lipscomb's Allen Arena. General admission tickets are $25 and can be purchased at http://www.LipscombTickets.com

The bats continued rolling for the Bisons on Sunday afternoon with a 12-hit, 7-2 win over Oakland to complete a 4-game sweep of the Golden Grizzlies. The Purple and Gold have now won seven straight, tying the longest winning streak in the NCAA era.

The Bison offense pounded out 13 hits and drove a baker's dozen across the plate as the Purple and Gold defeated Oakland 13-6. Senior right fielder Drew Adams drove in five runs behind a home run and a triple.

The Bisons continue home action this weekend hosting Oakland for a four-game set on campus. The series gets underway at 4 p.m. on Friday followed by a Noon twinbill on Saturday and the series finale on Sunday at 1 p.m.

With a layer of snow and ice sitting atop the tarp at Clark-Leclair Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky., Lipscomb and Western Kentucky have moved Wednesday’s game to Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium on the Lipscomb campus with a 4 p.m. first pitch.

Chad Shannon drew a five-pitch walk with the bases loaded in the 10th to propel the Bisons to a 4-3 win over Connecticut. Jason Ziegler got the win tossing one and one-thirds inning of perfect baseball.

The Bisons return home Thursday for four games in four days hosting Alabama A&M and Connecticut. The homestand starts on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against A&M before UConn comes to the Music City for the weekend series.

The lukewarm Bison offense woke up on Saturday afternoon for a dozen runs en route to a 12-3 win over Dayton on Saturday afternoon at Dugan Field. Will Blalock also was solid on the mound with a 10-strikeout effort.

An early deficit proved too much for the Bisons to overcome and eventually dropped a 10-6 decision to the Sycamores Friday at Ken Dugan Field. Jacob Knott threw 3.1 innings with five hits, three runs and six strikeouts.

The Bisons dropped a 5-1 decision to No. 9 Vanderbilt Wednesday evening at Hawkins Field. Lipscomb got eight innings from Ian Martinez-McGraw, but failed to get much going on the base paths with only four hits.

A pair of late-inning collapses proved costly on Sunday afternoon for the Bisons as the Purple and Gold dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Evansville. Lipscomb heads across town to face top-10 foe Vandy on Wednesday night.

Join Lipscomb baseball head coach Jeff Forehand along with Nashville Sounds general manager Brad Tammen and Music City baseball historian Skip Nipper for a special "Forehand and Friends" on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

The Lipscomb baseball team officially opened spring practice on Friday, as it prepares for the start of the 2014 season on Feb. 14 with the first game in a three-game series with Evansville at Dugan Field.

The baseball and softball teams took time out of their busy schedules to host the 2014 Front Porch Ministry Christmas party. The event benefited 11 different moms in Nashville as the teams took kids from Front Porch Christmas shopping.

Ranked No. 81 overall by Perfect Game, the Bisons have signed the highest rated class in school history for the 2015 season. The 10 future Bisons rank as the third best signing class the "Volunteer State" behind Vanderbilt and Tennessee.

The Lipscomb baseball team wrapped up the 2013 Omaha Challenge on Thursday with the final events, an obstacle course and the fireman’s carry. Grant Massey and Hunter Brothers were crowned as the champs.

After a grueling day of weight lifting on Monday, the Lipscomb baseball team hit the turf at Dugan field for day two of the Omaha Challenge. The players competed in six individual events and two team events.

Day one of the Omaha Challenge brought the burn for the Lipscomb baseball team as they competed in five individual events and one team event on Monday.
The first five events began the day in the weight room.

Calling all Bison Nation! Starting Monday Nov. 18 the Lipscomb Bisons baseball team will begin its 2013 Omaha Challenge and they are inviting YOU to come out and support your team as they compete against one another.

Chris Burnett, a former right-handed pitcher, returned to the Lipscomb University campus this past week to participate in the Alumni and Friends Baseball Weekend hosted by Bisons coach Jeff Forehand and his staff.

Baseball is set to host the 8th-annual Lipscomb Baseball and Friends golf tournament along with Parents Weekend on Friday and Saturday. Also on the slate is a scrimmage on Saturday morning at Ken Dugan Field

Former baseball player Blake Bratcher is a judicial law clerk for Honorable Judge Steve Dozier. At night he is a student at the Nashville School of Law with plans to graduate in December. Bratcher spent some time after law classes to talk with lipscombsports.com.

The 8th Annual Lipscomb Baseball Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament and Parents Weekend are set for Oct. 11-12. The tourney will be held on Oct. 11 at the Legends Golf Club in Franklin. Cost is $175 per person or $600 per team.

With their backs to the wall and facing missing the conference tournament for the third-straight season, the Bison seniors decided to right the ship and the result was a 10-4 record in the final month of play.

The Bisons got 7.2 strong innings from J. Hwang before Tyler Burstrom came on to shut the door against FGCU on Friday morning as the Purple and Golf advances to the next round of the 2013 A-Sun Baseball Championship in DeLand, Fla.

The Bisons took an early lead on Thursday night before a storm rolled in to DeLand forcing the suspension of the contest until Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. CT Lipscomb leads 3-0 after an inning and a half.

A trademark central Florida thunderstorm put a wrinkle in the schedule of the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball championship on day one of the event. With a lengthy delay hampering the start of game two, the Bisons will now open the event on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. against No. 3 North Florida.

The Bisons took both ends of a Saturday doubleheader to secure the No. 6 seed in the 2013 A-Sun Championships hosted by Stetson next week in the Sunshine State. Lipscomb took game one 16-6 before squeezing out a 4-3 victory in the nightcap

Heavy rains on Friday forced the Friday night Atlantic Sun Conference battle between Lipscomb and Kennesaw State to be postponed to a Saturday doubleheader. The twinbill is set to get underway at 11 a.m.

Senior righty Josh Cotham tossed a complete game 6-1 victory over Kennesaw State in his final appearance at Dugan Field. The win clinched a berth in the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship hosted in DeLand, Fla.

The Bisons head into the final three games of the 2013 slate with a chance to clinch a berth in next week's Atlantic Sun Championships in DeLand, Fla. The series gets underway on Thursday night at 6 p.m. at Dugan Field.

Pounding out 11 hits, the Bisons erupted for a 12-3 win over homestanding Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon. The win clinched the series from the Dolphins and moved LU into sole possession of seventh place in the A-Sun Standings.

The Bisons plated four runs in the fifth and added four more in the seventh en route to an 8-2 win at Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon. The victory evens the series at 1-1 heading into Sunday's rubber game.

After sweeping Northern Kentucky last weekend, the Bisons head to Jacksonville with a chance to secure a berth in the 2013 A-Sun Championship. The three-game series gets underway on Friday night at 6 p.m.

The Bisons return home on Tuesday night to host UT-Martin as part of Military Appreciation Night at Dugan Field. All veterans, current service members and their family members will receive complimentary admission.

Senior righty Josh Cotham threw the first 1-0 shutout in the NCAA Division I era for the Bisons as Lipscomb claimed game one of the series in the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the diamond.

Heavy rains in the Nashville area along with a forecast for additional storms this evening have pushed the completion of the A-Sun series against Stetson to Sunday The two teams will play a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m.

After notching a pair of wins for the Bisons last week, freshman hurler Denton Norman has been named the top pitcher in the state of Tennessee by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association for his efforts last week.

A two-run, walk-off blast by senior catcher Taylor Stewart propelled the Bisons to a 6-4 A-Sun win over USC Upstate on Saturday afternoon at Dugan Field. The series concludes on Sunday with a 1 p.m. rubber game.

Timely hitting, solid defense and great pitching by Hunters Brothers and Tyler Burstrom led the Bisons to the first win in school history at FGCU on Friday afternoon in Ft. Myers. LU goes for the series win on Saturday at 9 a.m.

Overcoming a lengthy rain delay and an eighth-inning rally by North Florida, the Bisons snatched a 4-3 extra-innings win on Sunday afternoon at Dugan Field. Lipscomb heads to No. 2 Vandy on Tuesday night.

Giving up four runs in the first, the Bisons dropped the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference opener 8-2 to North Florida on Friday night. Junior Drew Adams led the Bisons with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate including a run scored and one driven in.

The Bisons open Atlantic Sun Conference action this weekend hosting North Florida for a three-game series. Friday night's contest is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch followed by a 2 p.m. start on Saturday and a 1 p.m. start on Sunday.

Bradley and Northern Illinois come to Dugan Field this weekend as the Bisons host a trio of contests. Friday's contest is set for 4 p.m. against Bradley followed by a 2 p.m. tilt against Northern Illinois on Saturday. The set concludes on Sunday at noon against Bradley.

The Bisons took a four-run cushion into the seventh inning but Ole Miss pushed across five runs in the bottom of the stanza to secure a 9-8 win on Sunday afternoon. Chad Shannon led the Bisons with two of LU's four home runs.

A two-out, eighth-inning, 2-RBI single by Griffin Moore gave Lipscomb a 9-8 lead over Butler heading to the ninth and senior righty Tyler Bustrom struck out the side as the Bisons downed the Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon.

The Bisons opened the 2013 "Mule Mix Classic" with a 9-4 win over Bradley on Friday night thanks to a solid effort from the bottom of the batting order including Tyson Ashcraft, Aaron Sandoval and Taylor Stewart.

With the summer wood bat leagues in full swing, a couple of Bisons have earned themselves all-star nods while many are tuning up their games in anticipation of the 2013 Lipscomb Bisons Baseball season.

As Lipscombsports.com continues taking a look back at the top stories of 2010-11 at No. 8 is Chris Nunn being drafted by the San Diego Padres a few weeks after making ESPN Sportscenter's Top-10 plays of the day.

With 187 student-athletes earning a 3.0 GPA or better during the 2011-12 academic year, Lipscomb leads the A-Sun in All-Academic honorees. The Bison and Lady Bisons placed better than 74 percent of student-athletes on the All-Academic registry.

With a stroke of the pen, Lipscomb southpaws Chris Nunn and Gil Rehwinkel have joined the ranks of professional baseball. Nunn heads to Arizona with the Padres organization, while Rehwinkel will join the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League

LipscombSports.com recently caught up with former baseball standout Bob Parsons to talk about his time with the Bisons. Parsons was part of the 1977 team that won the NAIA World Series under Ken Dugan.

After finishing the season with a team-best 2.56 ERA, Lipscomb redshirt-junior pitcher Josh Cotham has been named to the All-Atlantic Sun Conference second team and the All-Atlantic Sun Academic team as announced by the league on Tuesday.

In what can only be described as a perfect storm of events, the Lipscomb baseball team will miss the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament despite a winning record in league play after falling 10-4 to Belmont on Saturday afternoon at E.S. Rose Park in Nashville.

Needing a win to clinch a berth in the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, the Lipscomb baseball team ran into a buzz saw on Friday night falling 5-0 to rival Belmont at E.S. Rose Park in Nashville.

In a game that saw both teams have chances to have a big inning, neither did and the final result was a 2-1 Atlantic Sun Conference loss to Belmont for the Lipscomb baseball team on Friday night at E.S. Rose Park in Nashville.

Wrapping up the 2012 regular season, the Lipscomb baseball team makes its shortest trip of the year this week for a key Atlantic Sun Conference series at rival Belmont beginning on Thursday night at E.S. Rose Park at 5 p.m.

Taking a sidestep from Atlantic Sun Conference play, the Bisons closed out the 2012 home slate with a 5-4 loss to Tennessee Tech that saw the Golden Eagles push across the winning run in the ninth inning.

The baseball team wraps up the 2012 home slate on Tuesday night with the final non-conference contest of the season as Tennessee Tech comes to Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium for a 6 p.m. contest.

After leading the Lipscomb baseball team to a three-game sweep of league foe Jacksonville, junior third baseman Gray Hutchinson has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week as announced on Monday.

Weathering a persistent downpour and a ninth-inning rally, the Bisons swept an A-Sun doubleheader from Jacksonville taking game one 6-1 before earning the series sweep with a 6-2 victory in the nightcap on “Ken Dugan Day” at Dugan Field on Saturday.

With an inch of rain in the forecast for Sunday, the Lipscomb baseball team will now attempt to get an Atlantic Sun Conference doubleheader against Jacksonville in on Saturday if Mother Nature cooperates. First pitch for game two of the series is still slated for 2 p.m

For the second-straight Friday night, the Lipscomb baseball team walked off of Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium with a win in their last at bat with a 7-6 Atlantic Sun Conference win over Jacksonville.

A day after throwing the first complete-game shutout for Lipscomb in over two years, redshirt-junior Josh Cotham has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week as announced by the league on Monday.

A day after walking across the stage to receive his degree, Josh Cotham walked between the lines at Dugan and delivered the first complete-game shutout for the Bisons in over two years with an 11-0 shutout of Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday.

The Lipscomb baseball team needed a clutch at bat to force extra innings and a clutch at bat to win the game and the Bisons got both to win a hard-fought 3-2, 11-inning Atlantic Sun Conference win over Florida Gulf Coast on Friday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

After stepping outside of Atlantic Sun Conference play against Campbell last weekend, the Lipscomb baseball teams returns to league action this weekend hosting Florida Gulf Coast beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

This spring’s graduation will be the largest in the history of Lipscomb University, but no one will have a bigger smile than Neal Benson. The former Bisons pitcher will graduate with a business management degree 25 years after his dismissal from the baseball team at the end of his junior season.

After helping lead the team to a 3-1 week including a series wins over Campbell, Lipscomb junior shortstop Aaron Sandoval has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week as announced by the league on Monday.

Clicking in all phases of the game on Saturday afternoon, the Lipscomb baseball team downed Campbell 10-4 in Saturday afternoon’s non-conference, rubber game at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

Mother Nature and Campbell combined to brew up a storm on Thursday night that the Lipscomb baseball team could not overcome on Friday falling 5-2 in the continuation of the game from the night before but the Bisons rallied for a 6-2 victory in the nightcap at Dugan Field.

Due to rain and lightning, Thursday night’s non-conference baseball game between Lipscomb and Campbell has been suspended and will resume Friday at 3 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh stadium.

After spending the last two weekends on the road the Lipscomb baseball team returns home on Thursday night to host a three-game, non-conference set against Campbell beginning at 6 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

In conjunction with this week’s three-game series with Campbell, the Lipscomb baseball team is hosting a clothing drive to benefit the ThriftSmart non-profit organization. Fans are encouraged to bring items to the games at Dugan Field where they will be collected and donated to ThriftSmart.

Notching the first extra-innings win of the season, the Lipscomb baseball team rallied to down homestanding Western Kentucky 7-6 in 11 innings at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Ky. on Tuesday night.

Fresh off a weekend trip to take on Atlantic Sun Conference foe Stetson in DeLand, Fla., the Lipscomb baseball team continues road action on Tuesday night with a much shorter trek to take on non-conference foe Western Kentucky at 6 p.m. at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Ky.

Trailing 4-2 to homestanding Stetson, the Lipscomb baseball team got a pair aboard in the ninth but were unable to draw even with the Hatters dropping the Saturday afternoon Atlantic Sun Conference decision at Melching Field in Deland.

After a three-hour rain delay, the Lipscomb baseball team finally got things underway against Atlantic Sun foe Stetson but could not make it five straight Friday wins falling 7-2 at Melching Field in DeLand.

After making the trek to the “Sunshine State” just last weekend to take on North Florida, the Lipscomb baseball team makes an encore appearance this weekend at Atlantic Sun Conference foe Stetson in DeLand, Fla.

Squeezed in the middle of back-to-back weekends in the “Sunshine State”, the Lipscomb baseball team returns home on Wednesday night for a 6 p.m. non-conference contest against Western Kentucky at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Looking to come away with a fourth-straight Atlantic Sun Conference series win, the Lipscomb baseball team dropped a 6-1 rubber game on Sunday afternoon to homestanding North Florida at Harmon Stadium in Jacksonville.

Managing only four hits all day and two base runners after the third inning, the Lipscomb baseball team fell 6-0 to homestanding North Florida in Atlantic Sun Conference action on Saturday afternoon at Harmon Stadium in Jacksonville.

Looking to avenge a 4-3 loss last month at UT Martin, the Lipscomb baseball team plated seven runs in the first three innings en route to routing the Skyhawks 15-4 on Wednesday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

It seems like all the Lipscomb baseball team needed to end streak of bad luck in black was a little Josh Cotham, as the senior righty combined with the Bison bullpen to hold Kennesaw State to one run on Saturday afternoon clinching the A-Sun series with a 2-1 win at Dugan Field.

It took a walk-off, infield single in the bottom of the ninth of game two, but the Lipscomb baseball team rallied for an A-Sun doubleheader split against Kennesaw State taking the nightcap 2-1 after falling 6-2 in game one on Friday afternoon at Dugan Field.

Due to the rain that moved into the Nashville area late this afternoon and early evening, the scheduled baseball Atlantic Sun contest between Lipscomb and Kennesaw State has been moved to a 1 p.m. start on Friday.

Reggie “Rock” Whittemore, a former Lipscomb Bison outfielder, has been named to the Metro Nashville Public Schools Sports Hall of Fame. Whittemore is a former baseball star from McGavock High School. He has been head of the RBI program in Nashville since its beginning in 1996.

Riding a six-game Atlantic Sun Conference home winning streak, the Lipscomb baseball team continues home action in the friendly confines of Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium this week hosting Kennesaw State for a three-game series beginning Thursday night at 6 p.m.

Putting together one of the best all-around performances of 2012 so far, the Lipscomb baseball team finished off a three-game sweep of Atlantic Sun Conference foe ETSU with a 5-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

Behind a pair of home runs and solid pitching, the Lipscomb baseball team improved to 4-3 in Atlantic Sun Conference play with a 6-2 win over ETSU at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium on Friday night in Nashville.

After being named the A-Sun Player of the Week on Monday, Zak Messer has been named CollegeBaseballInsider.com’s Southeast Region Player of the Week as well as being named the A-Sun Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com.

Fresh on the heels of a three-game sweep of Atlantic Sun Conference foe Mercer, the Lipscomb baseball team is set to step back out of conference action for a pair of midweek road games at UT Martin on Tuesday night followed by a Wednesday night tilt at Evansville.

On the heels of hitting .538 on the week with two doubles, a triple and a pair of home runs, Lipscomb senior second baseman Zak Messer has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week as announced on Monday.

It was a history making day for the Lipscomb baseball team on Sunday afternoon as the Bison used a two-run blast from senior second baseman Zak Messer to earn a series sweep of Atlantic Sun foe Mercer with a 7-4 win at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Determined to not let a fast start by Mercer or a lengthy rain delay ruin the night, the Lipscomb baseball team downed the Bears 7-2 in Atlantic Sun Conference action on Friday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

The Lipscomb baseball team continues home action this weekend welcoming Atlantic Sun Conference foe Mercer for the first league series in the “Music City” in 2012 at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh stadium.

Despite a ninth-inning rally that saw four runs cross the plate, the Lipscomb baseball team dropped a12-7 non-conference decision to Austin Peay on Tuesday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

After a three-game set at USC Upstate to open Atlantic Sun Conference play, the Lipscomb baseball team returns home on Tuesday night hosting Austin Peay in a non-conference tilt at 6 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Unable to get a number of hard-hit balls to find green grass, the Lipscomb baseball team dropped a 2-1 Atlantic Sun Conference contest to homestanding USC Upstate on Saturday afternoon at Harley Park in Spartanburg.

Walking in five runs, the Lipscomb baseball team allowed homestanding USC Upstate to rally from a 9-2 deficit to win 10-9 in 11 innings in the Atlantic Sun Conference opener for both teams on Friday night at Harley Baseball Park in Spartanburg.

Punching across 11 runs in the first three innings of play, the Lipscomb baseball team finished off a three-game sweep of visiting Siena with a 13-5 victory on Sunday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

Pounding out double-digit hits in each contest, the Lipscomb baseball team swept both ends of a Saturday afternoon doubleheader against Siena taking the opener 11-1 before a 17-6 win in the nightcap at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

Despite getting an early lead, the Lipscomb baseball team watched a ninth-inning solo home run sail over the left field fence giving San Diego a 3-2 comeback win on Tuesday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

Unable to overcome allowing a six-run top of the first, the Lipscomb baseball team dropped a 13-9 decision to San Diego on Thursday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

The Bison are set to host San Diego on Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. Tuesday's contest features "Military Appreciation Day" with all current and retired veterans receiving free admission along with one guest.

Despite twice taking the lead in the contest, the Lipscomb baseball team could not hold on against homestanding Mississippi State falling 16 to 6 on Sunday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field at Polk Dement Stadium.

Despite a hearty, ninth-inning comeback attempt that was one hit short of tying the game, the Lipscomb baseball team dropped a 6-4 decision to homestanding Mississippi State at Dudy Noble Field at Polk-Dement Stadium on Saturday in Starkville.

The first weekend road trip of 2012 awaits the Lipscomb baseball team as the Bison travel to Starkville, Miss. to take on Mississippi State and Connecticut in round-robin play at Dudy Noble Field at Polk-Dement Stadium.

Due to the "Scholarship for Heroes" concert featuring Charlie Daniels, Gary Sinise, Darryl Worley, Chris Young and the Grascals hosted at Allen Arena, the Lipscomb baseball game against San Diego on Tuesday has been moved to a 2 p.m. first pitch at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh stadium.

Managing only four hits on the afternoon, the Lipscomb baseball team dropped a 4-0 rubber game decision to visiting Kent State on Sunday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

Entering the game with only three errors through five contests, the Lipscomb baseball team committed a school-record seven errors leading to a 16-3 loss to Kent State on Saturday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh stadium in Nashville.

The Lipscomb baseball team welcomes an unfamiliar foe to “Music City USA” this weekend as Kent State comes to Nashville for a three-game set at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in only the third time the teams have ever met.

Behind record-setting pitching and timely hitting, the Lipscomb baseball team swept a doubleheader from Middle Tennessee 3-2 and 3-1 on Tuesday at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville.

Following Sunday's cancellation of the final game of the “Mule Mix Classic” with Kansas, the Lipscomb baseball team will now play a doubleheader against Middle Tennessee State on Tuesday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium in Nashville with a new 3 p.m. first pitch.

Despite a fast start out of the gate, the Lipscomb baseball team dropped a 4-3 non-conference tilt to visiting Evansville in the “Mule Mix Classic” at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Behind good hitting, solid pitching and great defense, the Lipscomb baseball team got the 2012 season started off on the right foot with an 8-4 win over Saint Louis on the first day of the inaugural “Mule Mix Classic” on Friday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh stadium in Nashville.

The Lipscomb baseball team kicks off the 2012 slate this weekend hosting three games of the inaugural “Mule Mix Classic”. The Bison lift the lid on on Friday at 4 p.m. against Saint Louis before a Noon tilt against Evansville on Saturday and a 1 p.m. contest against Kansas on Sunday.

Not only did the Lipscomb baseball team work hard on the diamond this past fall, the Bison also put their noses to the grindstone in the classroom putting combining for a 3.18 grade point average, the highest mark in school history.

LipscombSports.com had the chance to sit down with Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand this week and get his thoughts on a number or topics. Beginning today, we feature a pair of topics: “On being picked ninth in the Atlantic Sun preseason poll” and “What fans can expect to see different in 2012”.

Anxious to get the 2012 season underway after a fall semester of conditioning, drills and scrimmages, the Lipscomb baseball team hits Dugan Field on Friday afternoon for the first spring practice of the year.

With the start of the 2012 baseball season less than a month away, Lipscomb senior outfielder M.L. Williams has been named to the College Sports Madness 2012 Atlantic Sun Preseason All-Conference First Team.

The Lipscomb baseball team took time out of preparing for exams this week for a pair of service projects. The Bisons hosted their annual Christmas party for Front Porch Ministry on Monday night and made a visit to the Longview Mansion on Thursday morning.

Jamie Pride played third base for the Bisons baseball team and was part of the “Miracle Bisons” team that fought its way out of the loser’s bracket and finished as runner-up in the NAIA World Series. He has joined former teammate Buddy Harston as an assistant coach for Lipscomb’s golf teams.

Former Bisons hurler and current Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Rex Brothers was the featured guest at this month's Jim Wood luncheon, held last Thursday. Brothers discussed his first season in the big leagues, getting called up and what he learned in his first season.

Lipscomb University has signed three pitchers and one infielder to national letters of intent Bisons head baseball coach Jeff Forehand announced on Thursday. INF Austin Sistrunk and Pitchers Dalton Keck, Christian Miller and Dalton Norman will join the Bisons for 2013.

Farrell Gean was inducted into the Lipscomb athletics Hall of Fame on Nov. 5. Farrell attended Lipscomb from 1968-72 where he achieved the rare accomplishment of lettering four years in both basketball and baseball.

VIDEO: The Lipscomb baseball and volleyball teams hosted their annual "Trunk or Treat" for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization. Along with candy, games and pizza, the baseball team competed in a best skit competition.

Lipscomb Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson announced Wednesday that Jim Allen, Beth Willis Dolente, John Friend and Farrell Gean will be inducted as the latest members of the Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Nov. 5 on the Lipscomb University campus.

Nearly 20 years ago the Lipscomb family lost a dear member when All-American pitcher Scott Shannon lost his brief battle with cancer following his senior season with the Bisons. On Nov. 5, the Lipscomb Athletics Department is set to host a reception and memorial celebration to honor Shannon’s life.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thursday afternoon's scheduled baseball contest between Lipscomb and Trevecca has been postponed until Monday, Oct. 17 because of the high probability of rain. Monday's tilt is still slated for a 5 p.m. first pitch at Dugan Field.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – After an impressive 2011 season with Class-A Dayton, former Lipscomb baseball standout Josh Smith has been nominated for a MiLBY (Minor League Baseball Yearly) award for "Class A Best Starter".

Rex Brothers stood a few feet from where the journey started and reflected. A year ago, he was preparing for the Arizona Fall League, the big leagues just a dream. As the Rockies’ season culminated in San Francisco, Brothers stood out as one of the few players not to disappoint or regress.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With fall practice rolling along for the baseball team, Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand announces that the Bisons will host a rare fall contest next week as Trevecca Nazarene will come to Ken Dugan field for a full nine-inning contest on Oct. 13 at 5 p.m.

It’s not possible to film a movie, television series or commercial every day, but what drives Casey Bond as he continues to establish himself in the entertainment industry in Hollywood are relationships.

Former Bisons outfielder Casey Bond ('08) landed a role as pitcher Chad Bradford in Moneyball which is being released nationwide Friday. The critically-acclaimed film stars Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jonah Hill.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The sounds of mitts popping and bats cracking echoed through Ken Dugan Field on Tuesday afternoon as the Lipscomb baseball squad began their fall camp in preparation for the 2012 campaign.

The first thing you notice about Rex Brothers is his fastball. It zips toward the plate, then explodes into the glove like it’s been electrocuted. The Rockies’ reliever raced through the minor leagues because of his heater.

Nestled in the shadows of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya in northwestern Kenya sit the villages of Bomet and Kaspowar where a pair of Christian hospitals provide much-needed medical care to the Kenyan nation.

Bowie Baysox catcher and Lipscomb University product Caleb Joseph is the top catching prospect in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system. Joseph was recently selected as an Eastern League (AA) All-Star.

Baseball is packed with stories of high draft picks who never make it and lower-round selections who become stars. It seems pitcher Josh Smith, two years removed from the Lipscomb University campus, might be on his way to the latter category.

The Bisons baseball team struggled offensively last season and after losing top hitter, Richie Goodenow, Coach Jeff Forehand knew he would have to make a splash on the recruiting trail to shore up his team's lineup.

A year ago, Richie Goodenow was the unexpected hero as he tossed a two-hit gem to keep Vandy's season alive in an NCAA Regional. He doesn't have any regrets when looking back at his decision to transfer and play his senior season at LU.

Former Bisons pitcher Josh Smith (2006-2010) has been selected to play in the 2011 Midwest League All-Star Game in Davenport, Iowa on June 21. Smith plays for the Dayton Dragons in the Cincinnati Reds farm system.

The thoughts racing through Rex Brothers' mind explained why. There he was Monday night standing in the visiting bullpen at Petco Park in San Diego just two years after the Rockies drafted him out of Lipscomb. By all accounts pterodactyls should have been fluttering in his stomach.

In the second edition of "Bisons in the Pros", LipscombSports.com highlights the season Josh Smith is having as a professional. The hard-throwing right-hander currently leads the Midwest League in strikeouts with 67 and ranks among the top-10 in ERA with a mark of 1.99.

The Lipscomb baseball team closed the book on the 2011 season Saturday, falling 4-2 to Florida Gulf Coast at Swanson Stadium in Ft. Myers. FGCU won all three games of the series. The Bisons finish the season 19-36 overall and 10-20 in the A-Sun.

Andrew Valencia's pinch-hit walk-off double capped a four-run ninth inning comeback as Florida Gulf Coast rallied from three runs down in the final inning to knock-off Lipscomb, 5-4 at Swanson Stadium on Friday. The Bisons led 4-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth.

Florida Gulf Coast outscored the Bisons six runs to one over the final five innings to earn a 9-5 victory over Lipscomb at Swanson Stadium on Thursday night in Ft. Myers. Game two of the three-game series will be tomorrow at 3 p.m. Central.

Tickets for the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Championship are on sale now. The tournament runs May 25-28 at Lipscomb's Ken Dugan Field. As many as three of the six teams participating could receive bids to the NCAA tournament.

After getting out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, the Bisons stranded 11 runners on base over the next eight innings as they fell to Austin Peay, 6-5 in the final non-conference game of the season at Ken Dugan Field on Tuesday.

As we approach the dog days of summer, three former Lipscomb baseball players are having outstanding seasons at the professional level and Rex Brothers is one of them. A first-round selection (34th overall) in the 2009 Major League draft, Brothers is inching closer to the big leagues each day.

The Bisons used a 14-hit balanced attack and got excellent performances from Chris Nunn and Chad Fromm to knock-off 14th-ranked Stetson, 9-3 in the series finale at Ken Dugan Field on Sunday. It marked the first win over a top-15 team since defeating No. 8 Georgia on May 30, 2008.

Stetson scored two runs in the top of the ninth to break a 4-4 game as the Hatters edged Lipscomb 6-4 on Senior Day at Ken Dugan Field Saturday. The Bisons and Hatters will close out the series tomorrow at Noon.

The Lipscomb baseball game versus No. 14 Stetson Friday has been suspended due to heavy rains in the Nashville area. The game was suspended in the bottom of the sixth inning with the Hatters leading 5-3. The game will resume tomorrow at 2 p.m., with the second game to follow.

The Lipscomb baseball team concludes its home conference slate this weekend as they host No. 14 Stetson for three games at Ken Dugan Field. Friday's game will be at 6 p.m. while Saturday and Sunday will be afternoon contests.

The Lipscomb baseball team fell to Tennessee Tech, 12-9 in non-conference action Tuesday night at Bush Stadium in Cookeville. The Bisons jumped out to an early 5-0 lead before the Golden Eagles staged a comeback.

Lipscomb used a 17-hit offensive attack to make up for its uncharacteristic poor defensive play as the Bisons defeated Campbell 12-7 at Ken Dugan Field Sunday. The win gave the Bisons its first series sweep of the season.

Trailing 5-0 after four innings, the Lipscomb baseball team scored eight unanswered runs to outlast Campbell, 8-5 at Ken Dugan Field on Saturday evening. The Bisons, winners of the first two games, will look to break out the brooms at Noon on Sunday.

Tennyson Dodd's bases loaded hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the tenth inning gave the Lipscomb Bisons a 4-3 win over Campbell at Ken Dugan Field on Friday. Game two of the three-game series with the Camels will start at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The Lipscomb baseball team returns to A-Sun Conference action this weekend as they host Campbell in a three-game series at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium. Friday and Saturday's games will start at 6 p.m., while Sunday's game is at Noon..

Lipscomb welcomed the 1971 “Miracle Bisons” baseball team to Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium last weekend for a 40th year reunion of one of the most historical moments in Bison Baseball history.

Belmont defeated Lipscomb 4-3 in a Sunday afternoon rubber game at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium. The Bruins took two of the three games to win the series. Lipscomb will host Campbell next weekend, May 6-8.

The Belmont Bruins defeated the Lipscomb Bisons 9-2 Saturday evening in game two of a three-game series in front of a season-high 843 fans at Ken Dugan Field. Game three is Sunday at 1 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field.

Lee Wilson's two-run, walk-off double capped a three-run ninth inning as the Bisons rallied to edge Belmont, 9-8 in exciting fashion in game one of the storied “Battle of the Boulevard” at Ken Dugan Field Friday.

The Bisons are shifting their attention towards an important rivalry weekend as they look to take on Belmont in a three-game series this weekend at Ken Dugan Field. Friday and Saturday's games are at 6 p.m. and Sunday's first pitch is at 1 p.m.

Trey Hartman played baseball for Lipscomb University, and was able to be a part of Coach Dugan's 800th win. He now spends his time at his pharmacy, along with raising his three daughters with his wife Beth.

Tuesday's baseball game against UT Martin was canceled due to rain covering Middle Tennessee. The game will not be rescheduled. Lipscomb hosts Belmont at Dugan Field Friday at 6 p.m. in game one of a three-game series.

Mercer hit three home runs and capitalized on four Lipscomb errors as the Bisons dropped the series finale 12-2 at Claude Smith Field in Macon, Ga., Saturday. The Bisons will host UT-Martin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Dugan Field.

A three-run sixth inning by Mercer broke open a 2-2 game as the Bears held-off LU, 6-4 in the second game of a three-game series at Claude Smith Field Friday. The Bisons outhit the Bears 14-8, but went 2-for-16 (.125) with runners in scoring position.

The Bisons will need to have a short memory in order to bounce back from last night's 16-15 loss at Austin Peay. They will head south to take on the Mercer Bears Thursday to kick off a three-game series.

The Lipscomb Bisons had their best offensive game of the season, but their pitching and defense couldn't deliver as the Austin Peay Governors won 16-15 in a four-hour marathon game at Raymond C. Hand Park in Clarksville, Tenn.

In what some tabbed as the most important game of the season, the Bisons broke out the bats Sunday, using a 16-hit effort to pull out a 10-7 win over USC Upstate in the rubber-game to clinch the series at Ken Dugan Field.

The Bisons defeated USC Upstate 5-4 in the first game of the double-header before dropping the nightcap 4-3. The Bisons and Spartans will wrap up the three-game series tomorrow at Noon from Ken Dugan Field.

Lipscomb will host USC Upstate this weekend in a three-game series that will kick off Saturday with a double-header beginning at noon. Due to forecasted storms, the game originally scheduled for Friday has been moved to Sunday at Noon.

Due to expected thunderstorms, Friday's baseball game that was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. against USC Upstate, has been moved to Noon on Sunday. The Bisons will open up the series against the Spartans with a double-header starting at Noon on Saturday.

M.L. Williams' third-inning towering grand-slam broke open a 5-1 game as the Bisons cruised to 13-3 victory over Alabama A&M at Ken Dugan Field Tuesday. The game was called with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Bisons are looking to drown the memory of last weekend's disappointing series with ETSU by getting back on the diamond for a couple of mid-week games this week. Lipscomb will host Alabama A&M at 6 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field on Tuesday.

The Lipscomb baseball team outhit East Tennessee State on Sunday but a couple of defensive miscues by the Bisons led to a six-run, sixth-inning for ETSU as the Bucs defeated the Bisons 8-3 in the series finale at Cardinal Park.

The Lipscomb Bisons dropped a rain-shortened contest to the ETSU Bucs 6-2 Saturday afternoon at Cardinal Park in Johnson City, Tenn. The game was called in the bottom of the seventh after a four-hour delay.

Logan Hostettler reached base four times and scattered three hits for the Bisons in a 2-1 loss at ETSU Friday evening. The Buc's John Long controlled the Bisons from the pitching rubber limiting Lipscomb to five hits over eight innings.

The Lipscomb baseball team heads to Johnson City, Tenn., this weekend to face the ETSU Bucs (16-9, 8-5 A-Sun) at Cardinal Park. The Bisons (11-18, 3-6 A-Sun) have lost their last three outings after having led each contest.

The Lipscomb Bisons made six errors in a 6-4 loss to North Florida Saturday afternoon to even the Atlantic Sun series at 1-1. The Bisons will attempt to win their second A-Sun series in a row Sunday afternoon at 1 at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium.

Josh Chism slammed a two-run homer and added an RBI-double as the Bisons extended their win streak to four games with a 4-2 A-Sun win over North Florida Friday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium.

Left-hander Blake Fonfara will be making his first start of the season Friday night when he faces North Florida as part of a shake-up in the rotation. Richie Goodenow has returned to the bullpen, but could start Sunday.

College baseball pitchers transition from reliever to starter all the time. It's a bit more unusual to see one pick up a bat and lead his team with a .348 average as the designated hitter slotted third in the order.

The Lipscomb Bisons had only three hits against Middle Tennessee State, but two of them were in the first inning, including a two-RBI single by Josh Chism. Those two runs were all the Bisons needed Tuesday night in a 2-1 win.

Saturday afternoon, at John Sessions Stadium, at Jacksonville University the Bisons beat the Dolphins 7-5 for their first Atlantic Sun win of the season. The Bisons, who also ended an eight-game losing streak, are 8-15 overall, 1-4 in the A-Sun.

Left-hander Richie Goodenow moved to Lipscomb this season to be a starting pitcher after spending most of his career as a reliever for Vanderbilt. As he makes his sixth start of the season Friday night at Jacksonville he is still searching for his first win.

Lipscomb coach Jeff Forehand thinks his Bisons are making progress as they head into this weekend's A-Sun series at Jacksonville after falling 7-3 to Tennessee Wednesday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium.

The Lipscomb Bisons closed out their first Atlantic Sun series of the season with a 6-2 loss Sunday afternoon to Kennesaw St. at Stillwell Stadium. Kennesaw State, 14-8, 7-2 in the conference, swept the three-game series.

Both the Bisons and Mississippi State will be looking for a mid-week conifdence boost so there is no doubt that both teams will be highly-motivated when they face each other Wednesday night at 6 at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium.

When showing the Lipscomb Bisons what they are doing wrong or right at the plate the coaching staff goes to the videotape. Players are respoinding positively to the sessions as they break down how pitchers approach them.

The Bisons were shut down for the second straight game in their three-game series with the Ole Miss Rebels. Saturday afternoon at University Stadium in Oxford the Bisons fell 3-0 to Ole Miss. All three runs were scored in the seventh inning.

Richie Goodenow will be wearing a uniform with a different name on it when he plays a three-game series at Ole Miss starting Friday. He has embraced his Lipscomb teammates and has contributed on the mound and at the plate.

The Bisons jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first two innings and continued to stretch their lead with 18 hits Wednesday night in a 12-2 win over Morehead State at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium.

Farrell Gean played both baseball and basketball for Lipscomb from 1968-72. He is the last male athlete at Lipscomb to play two sports for four seasons. He was a part of the 1971 "Miracle' Bisons. He is in his 30th year as a professor of accounting at Pepperdine.

A chilly, overcast Sunday at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium was definitely not the day for the Lipscomb Bisons who lost 10-3 and 10-6 as Purdue swept the doubleheader and the three-game series with the Bisons.

Due to rain in the Nashville area, schedule changes have been announced for baseball, softball, and tennis. Baseball will play a doubleheader against Purdue Sunday at noon while softball will play a single game at 2:30 p.m.

Cameron Perkins' two-out RBI-single broke up a scoreless game in the eighth inning and that was all Purdue needed as the Boilermakers slipped past Lipscomb, 1-0 in a pitcher's duel at Ken Dugan Field Friday.

Due to a 90 percent chance of thunderstorms set to blanket the Middle Tennessee area late Friday evening, the Lipscomb baseball game against Purdue will start at 3 p.m., Friday instead of the original 4 p.m. start time.

While most college coaches would be happy with a durable starter and a reliable back-up Lipscomb coach Jeff Forehand has four catchers on his roster and all have started at least one game. He might use at least three of them this weekend against Purdue.

Lipscomb Athletics has announced its promotional schedule for the 2011 baseball season. This season's promotions include Faith Nights, Alumni Night, Little League Night, Family Day, Fan Appreciation Day, Military Appreciation Night and Throwback Tuesdays.

Ray Dickerson played both basketball and baseball while at Lipscomb University, with a little track on the side. He lives with his wife, Sandy, just down the street from his alma mater, and spends his time taking care of his 6-year-old grandson. He took a moment to talk with lipscombsports.com about his time at Lipscomb.

Lipscomb assistant coach Chris Collins has been working with Ricky Coleman on his hitting with the primary emphasis being on the mental aspects. So far the hard work is showing results as the Bisons prepare to play MTSU Tuesday at 3 p.m.

The Bisons will put a three-game winning streak on the line Wednesday at 3 p.m. when Western Kentucky visits Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium. Western Kentucky has won its last three games after sweeping Bowling Green St.

Left-hander Ben Johnson quickly shook off the rust from a red-shirt year to win his first game as a Lipscomb starter in a 9-5 win Sunday over Bradley at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium. Logan Hostettler, above, hit a home run.

Charles Caudill is the head of the World Christian Broadcasting Corporation, which serves three different languages and is continuously expanding. He took some time with lipscombsports.com t talk about his time playing baseball at Lipscomb.

Despite the snow baseball season is just around the corner for the Lipscomb Bisons. One area where they have shown consistency in the preseason is in the polls with most voters, including Atlantic Sun Conference coaches, picking them ninth.

Richie Estep played baseball for the Lipscomb Bisons and now uses the influence of his former coaches today. He is now busy working, and raising his two young children with his wife Collette, and took a few minutes to talk about his time at Lipscomb University with lipscombsports.com.

Marshall Shumate, a member of the 1977 Lipscomb National Championship baseball team, has been adjusting to the demands of a new job and spending time with his family. He managed to find some time to answer some questions for lipscombsports.com as this week's “Where Are They Now”? feature.

Casey Bond only played one season for the Lipscomb baseball team. The centerfielder transferred for his senior year in 2007 from Birmingham Southern. He was drafted by San Francisco. Ironically, Bond may make a name for himself wearing an Oakland A's uniform as an actor in the movie "Moneyball".

The Lipscomb Bisons baseball team shared the spirit of giving with seven families from the Front Porch Ministry and had the opportunity to bask in the glow of making the lives of those less fortunate a little better.

Former Lipscomb left-handed pitcher Rex Brothers continued to add to a resume that he hopes will one day earn him a spot in the Major Leagues when he was named to the Rising Stars Game roster in the Arizona Fall League.

The Bisons baseball team ended regular fall workouts with a three-game series that left coach Jeff Forehand happy about his pitching depth, a little concerned about his defensive placements and feeling O.K. with his offense.

The 2011 baseball schedule features three Southeastern Conference teams, four from the Ohio Valley Conference, two from the Sunbelt and one each from the Big 10, Missouri Valley, Conference USA and the Atlantic 10.

The won-loss record for a baseball team in the spring is often influenced by questions that were answered during fall drills. The Bisons are working on pitching and filling in three holes in the infield and one in the outfield.

There have been many requests for a â€œwhere are they nowâ€ feature with former Lipscomb pitcher Bo McLaughlin. Lipscombsports.com caught up with him at Greer Stadium where he was working with the Colorado Rockies' top level minor league pitchers.

Former Lipscomb catcher Caleb Joseph, playing for the Class AA Bowie Baysox, will face his brother Corban, a member of the Trenton Thunder, for the first time in professional baseball. Both are playing in the Eastern League.

Former Lipscomb pitcher Josh Smith has been promoted to the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League by the Cincinnati Reds. Smith opened the season with the Billings Mustangs in the rookie Pioneer League.

Jeff Forehand says the Wilson brothers are the exception. “I just feel that they both are a story that a walk-on dreams about,” Forehand said. “They're the exception to the rule...they definitely have a storybook ending.”

Lipscomb's Chad Fromm is not only getting some additional pitching experience this summer in the Alaska Baseball League but he is also experiencing a taste of life in the state including dealiing with almost endless sunshine.

Lipscomb coach Jeff Forehand has named Andrew Nickerson as a graduate assistant for the 2010-2011 school year. Nickerson, from Brentwood, Tenn., will work on his Masters of Business Administration degree. He was this year's recipient of the Ken Dugan Award.

Lipscomb has players in summer leagues as far away as Alaska and close as the state of Kentucky. Chad Fromm is playing in the Alaska Baseball League and Ben Johnson and Brett Teschner are playing in the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League.

Former Lipscomb Bisons pitcher Rex Brothers has been promoted to Class AA by the parent Colorado Rockies. Brothers has joined the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League after opening the season with the Modesto Nuts in the Class A California League.

Lipscomb Bisons' baseball coach Jeff Forehand has announced that left-handed pitcher Richie Goodenow will transfer from Vanderbilt. Goodenow will enroll in graduate school at Lipscomb for his final year of eligibility.

The Bisons set nine offensive program records in the NCAA era this season, a feat that coach Jeff Forehand thinks his team can duplicate next season. He just wants his pitching and defense to be more effective in 2011.

Lipscomb senior pitcher Josh Smith and freshman right fielder Lee Wilson have both earned Atlantic Sun Conference honors. Smith was named to the All-Conference First Team as a starting pitcher. Wilson was named to the All-Freshman Team.

Tyler Wilson is the new single season stolen base record holder for the Lipscomb Bisons after stealing his 39th to tie the mark Friday afternoon at Campbell and then adding the record-breaking 40th. Ted Jamison stole 39 in 1971.

The Lipscomb Bisons baseball team fell 5-4 in 10 innings at Campbell University Thursday. The Bisons end both the series and the season Friday at noon with a doubleheader against the Camels in Buies Creek, N.C.

Bobby Hamilton, named to the Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002, is considered one of the greatest players to ever play in the Lipscomb baseball program. Named team MVP in 1977, he led the Bisons to the NAIA national championship in 1975, and again in 1978.

The Bisons needed more than nine innings to settle a bout with Austin Peay in the final home regular season game at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium. But in the end it was the Governors who came out on top with an 8-7 win in 10 innings.

The Bisons baseball team split a doubleheader with Mercer that spanned 10 hours, 59 minutes over two days at Dugan Field Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. The Bisons lost game one 7-4 before coming from behind to win game two 6-5.

At 7:03 p.m. Davey Hackett threw a strike to resume the baseball game between the Bisons and Mercer Bears that was placed in a rain delay at 1:54 p.m. A decision on whether to play a 2nd game will be made after the completion of game one.

Bisons baseball signee Chris Orphanos threw a five-inning perfect game Monday afternoon to lead Riverdale High School to a 10-0 win over La Vergne in the District 7-AAA tournament. Orphanos struck out eight of the 15 batters he faced.

The Lipscomb Bisons baseball team exploded for 30 runs and 34 hits in a split of a doubleheader at North Florida Saturday afternoon. The Bisons lost the first game with North Florida 13-12 and won the second 18-8.

Lipscomb right-hander Josh Smith struck out 10 batters, but he also gave up nine hits and five runs as the Bisons lost 5-4 to North Florida Friday night in Jacksonville. T.J. Hoelzer drove in two runs and also led the Bisons with two hits.

Sunday's baseball game against Jacksonville has been rained out as torrential rains continue to fall on Nashville and flooding is prevalent. The game will not be rescheduled. The Bisons' next action is Friday at North Florida.

Over eight inches of rain has fallen in Nashville forcing game three between Lipscomb and Jacksonville to be moved to Sunday at noon at Ken Dugan Field. Senior Day activities will be held prior to the game.

Zach Messer hit three home runs, including a grand slam in game one, and drove in a combined seven runs, as the Lipscomb Bisons split an Atlantic Sun doubleheader with Jacksonville Friday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Due to the potential for rain in the Nashville area this weekend, Lipscomb and Jacksonville will play a doubleheader Friday at Dugan Field. First pitch is 4 p.m. Game three of the series will be played Saturday at 3 p.m.

The Bisons were unable to string together any timely hits until the final frame while the Stetson Hatters delivered when it counted as the Bisons fell 6-1 at Melching Field Friday evening in DeLand, Fla.

M.L. Williams has eight hits in his last four games and nine in his last six. He is batting .263 with eight doubles, one triple and one home run. He could be a No. 1 or No. 2 hitter, but Lipscomb Bisons coach Jeff Forehand likes him at No.9.

Coach Jeff Forehand got a win, but he also has found himself a dilemma - how to find more playing time for freshman infielder T.J. Hoelzer. He led all batters with four hits in four trips to the plate Wednesday night in a 7-4 win over UT-Martin.

There will be more than a hint of nostalgia in the air Tuesday night at the Lipscomb Bisons and Vanderbilt Commodores will both wear older versions of their uniforms on “Turn Back the Clock” night at Ken Dugan Field at Tuesday evening at 6 p.m.

Down 7-0 the Lipscomb Bisons scored nine runs capped by a three-run homer by senior Ryan Wilkins in the 8th to take a 9-8 lead into the final frame. Florida Gulf Coast scored three runs in the 9th to win the game 11-9 and take the series win.

The Lipscomb Bisons had the bases loaded in the ninth inning with one out, but could not capitalize as they fell 10-9 to Florida Gulf Coast Saturday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

It was billed as a pitching duel with Florida Gulf Coast pitcher Chris Sale and Lipscomb pitcher Josh Smith, two of the top pitchers in the A-Sun, but it turned into a hitting battle with the Bisons prevailing 10-8.

The Bisons play a crucial three-game series starting Friday at 6 at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. The highlight will be the first game pitching duel between Florida Gulf Coast pitcher Chris Sale and Lipscomb's Josh Smith.

Lipscomb jumped out to a 3-0 lead against the Tennessee Vols, but it was a short-lived advantage.The Vols put six runs on the board in the bottom of the second and did not trail the rest of the way in a 16-7 win over the Bisons Tuesday night in Knoxville.

Sophomore righty Davey Hackett pitched both his first shutout and first complete game of his career in a 6-0 win over Kennesaw St. in game one. But the Bisons lost game two 12-11 in 11 innings. The Bisons won the A-Sun series 2-1 at Dugan Field.

Friday night is all right for baseball for the Lipscomb Bisons when senior right-hander Josh Smith is on the mound. He won his sixth game at Ken Dugan Field, holding off Kennesaw State 4-3 in the start of a three-game A-Sun series.

When the Lipscomb Bisons host Kennesaw State for a three-game series this weekend the starting rotation will have a slightly different look for an A-Sun series. Josh Smith remains as the No. 1 starter, but Davey Hackett has moved into the No. 2 slot for the second week in a row. Chris Nunn will be given the chance to start game three for the second week.

The Lipscomb Bisons were sparked in the ninth inning by a grand slam by Cory Hale but they fell one run short, 15-14, Tuesday night against Tennessee Tech. The two teams will have a rematch at 6 Wednesday night in Cookeville.

The Lipscomb Bisons are approaching the week on a positive note after their first series sweep of this season this past weekend over Illinois State. The Bisons play Tennessee Tech at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium Tuesday at 6. The two teams play again Wednesday in Cookeville.

The Bisons took both games on Saturday against the Illinois State Redbirds to earn their first series sweep of the season. Sophomore right-hander Davey Hackett threw seven strong innings as the Bisons took game one 8-1.

The Wilson brothers have formed a dynamic offensive duo for the Lipscomb Bisons. Tyler and his younger brother Lee lead the Bisons in hitting. Lee, a freshman right fielder, is batting .397 and is No.1. Tyler, a .senior center fielder, is second with a .333 average, as they head into this weekend's games with Illinois State.

The Lipscomb Bisons don't know if they can stop MTSU's scoring, but they plan to slow the Raiders down when the two teams meet for the second time this season Wednesday night at 6 in Murfreesboro at Reese Smith Jr. Field.

The Lipscomb Bisons jumped out to early leads in both games against ETSU Saturday at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. But in both games the fourth inning changed the momentum in favor of ETSU in 15-6 and 6-3 wins. Zach Messer drove in five runs with two in the first and three in the second.

Lipscomb Bisons right-hander Josh Smith struck out 15 batters on the way to a complete game 9-4 win Friday night over ETSU at Ken Dugan Field. The two teams close out the three-game series Saturday at 1 p.m. with a doubleheader.

The Lipscomb Bisons pulled within one run of the Vanderbilt Commodores at 5-4, but lost 10-4 Tuesday night at Hawkins Field. The Bisons play their fifth straight road game Wednesday at 6 p.m. when they travel to Clarksville to play Austin Peay.

Through a mutual decision this morning the Lipscomb Bisons and Belmont Bruins will play a doubleheader today beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday's game was moved to the nightcap of the doubleheader due to the strong possibility of rainy and stormy weather. The games are being played at Shelby Park.

The Bisons were clicking in all areas Friday afternoon as they beat rival Belmont 12-3 at Shelby Park in their first A-Sun game of the season. Pitcher Josh Smith raised his record to 3-1 and Zach Messer tied for the team high in RBI with five.

Call them the gritty Lipscomb Bisons. In their 18-15 loss to Middle Tennessee State Tuesday night they continued to show a resiliency they have demonstrated all season with eight runs and eight hits in the ninth inning.

The Lipscomb Bisons have 21 new faces on the team this season, but coach Jeff Forehand thinks that after 15 games the word "new" is no longer a valid description for the team as they face Middle Tennessee State Tuesday at 4 at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

The Bisons again connected for 11 hits, including a fourth inning grand slam by Ryan Wilkins, but lost 14-5 to Ball State in their final game Saturday evening at the Caravelle Resort Classic hosted by Coastal Carolina. (update to follow)

The Lipscomb Bisons set team game highs for home runs, RBI and runs in a game, but it wasn't enough as they fell 17-14 in a slugfest with Michigan Saturday in the Caravelle Resort Classic at Watson Stadium in Conway, S.C.

The Lipscomb Bisons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning Wednesday evening against Youngstown State and added six more runs along the way for an 8-2 victory at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. It was the 300th career victory for Bisons coach Jeff Forehand.

Dannie Strable put together a solid outing for the Bisons. He left the game in the seventh with the score tied 4-4. A grand slam in the eighth and solo run in the ninth were more than the Bisons could overcome in a 9-8 loss Tuesday at Dugan Field.

The Lipscomb Bisons beat UT-Martin 4-1 in 10 innings Wednesday night. They are hopeful that performance can carry them through this weekend's three-game series with Canisius at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

After dropping the first two games of the series to Tulane in New Orleans, the Bisons came out scoring in the first inning of Sunday's game. Unfortunately, two runs in the first would not be enough to defeat the Green Wave.

The Lipscomb Baseball team continued to search for their first win of the season tonight at Tulane University but fell short once again. Despite the strong pitching arm of senior Josh Smith, the Bisons fell 7-4 to the Green Wave of Tulane.

Chris Snoddy worked as a student trainer for the Lipscomb athletics teams and also spent several years after graduation with the athletics department as the head trainer and a teacher in the kinesiology deparment. Snoddy spent some time to talk with LipscombSports.com about his time on campus.

The Bisons scored three runs in the ninth, but it wasn't enough as Murray State won 16-6 Saturday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field. Bisons center fielder Tyler Wilson was the leader at the plate with five hits and two stolen bases. The series ends Sunday at 1.

The Lipscomb Bisons opened the 2010 regular season with an 8-7 loss to Murray State at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Matt Bowling will start for the Bisons Saturday at 2 p.m. as the series continues.

Farrell Owens graduated from Lipscomb in 1968 after playing for the Bison baseball program. Over the years Farrell has also been a great supporter of Lipscomb athletics, being a charter member of the Bison Booster Club and serving as the club's President in 1985 and 1986.

The Lipscomb Bisons were picked to tie for sixth in the regular season in the Atlantic Sun Conference preseason poll. Senior-righthander Josh Smith was named to the preseason All-Conference Team as a starting pitcher.

Ted Jamison started for the Lipscomb baseball team as the lead-off hitter and center field from 1969 to 1972 under head coach Ken Dugan. Jamison was the first African-American to play baseball at Lipscomb and he is a member of the Lipscomb Hall of Fame.

If he isn't the happiest non-roster player that got an invitation to the Orioles' Major League spring training camp, than he's right up there. Less than two years after being drafted in round seven in 2008, catcher Caleb Joseph will rub elbows with the big boys in Sarasota starting next month.

M.L. Williams spent the fall making the adjustment to playing left field after spending most of his life as an infielder. Coach Jeff Forehand thinks the sophomore is ready to make the transition, and hopes that it will elevate his offensive production at the lead-off spot.

Steve Fletcher graduated from Lipscomb in 1977 after a brilliant career both as a hitter and pitcher. During Steve's career the Bisons averaged an amazing 45 wins a season. Steve Fletcher will always be known for leading Lipscomb to their first National Championship and putting Lipscomb athletics on the map.

The Bisons baseball team will open at home against Murray State this season and then hit the road against Tulane. Other top teams on the schedule are Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Michigan and Illinois.

Lipscomb coach Jeff Forehand has announced that Saturday's "Baseball Alumni" weekend activities have been canceled due to the rainy weather. Forehand wanted to thank everyone who participated in the golf tournament Saturday and invites everyone to return next year.

Former Lipscomb baseball player Caleb Joseph is in Baltimore, Md. , with his family to receive the Elrod Hendricks Community Service Award on "Minor League" Night Wednesday night at Camden Yards, the home of the Balitmore Orioles.

Right-handed pitcher Josh Smith didn't play in many games for the Sanford River Rats in the Florida Summer Collegiate League, but he made a strong impression as Baseball America named him to their "Summer Top Prospects" team.

Rex Brothers has played in Northwest League, a rookie team for the Colorado Rockies and is now pitching for the Asheville Tourists in the Class A South Atlantic League. He will make another stop or two, but his final destination is Denver.

Fans of former Lipscomb left-hander Rex Brothers will have the opportunity to watch him along with his team, the Class A Asheville Tourists, when they visit Bowling Green for a three-game series Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The Cotton States Baseball League has announced its first All-CSBL Team for the 2009 season.Two players with Lipscomb ties made the first team and two were named to the second team. The league, in its inaugural season, is based in Mississippi.

The annual Lipscomb Baseball Alumni and Friends Golf Scramble will be held on Friday Oct. 9 at Legends Golf Club in Franklin, Tenn. A shotgun start will be held at 8 a.m. and the day will conclude with lunch and an awards ceremony.

Two months after closing his collegiate career with a solid outing at the Atlantic Sun Tournament in DeLand, Fla., Rex Brothers is 3,000 miles away starting his professional career for the Tri-City Dust Devils.

Former Lipscomb pitching standout Rex Brothers was on the road to Pasco, Wash., Friday where he will take the first steps of his professional career. He will play for the Tri-City Dust Devils, a Class A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, in the Northwest League.

Frederick Keys catcher Caleb Joseph occasionally lingers after games, assists the clubhouse attendant, orders some pizza and then crashes at the stadium. Talk about eating and sleeping baseball. "It's been about 30 percent of nights in the clubhouse at Frederick that I have spent the night on the couch," said Joseph, a 23-year-old right-handed hitter.

Former Lipscomb catcher Caleb Joseph has been named to the Class A All-Star team as a member of the Fredrick Keys, the advanced Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Joseph has batted .300 or better each month of the season.

Lipscomb left-hander Rex Brothers was selected 34th overall in the Major League First Year Player Draft on Tuesday night by the Colorado Rockies.
The Rockies made the pick in the supplemental portion of the draft.

Junior left-handed pitcher Rex Brothers is expected to become a first round draft pick Tuesday night in the Major League First-Year Players Draft. The last Lipscomb baseball player selected in the first round was pitcher Bo McLaughlin who was chosen by the Houston Astros in 1975.

A special edition Forehand and Friends lunch is planned for June 10, the day after the first round of the Major League First-Year Player Draft. Lipscomb junior left-handed pitcher Rex Brothers is projected to be a first round pick. He and Lipscomb baseball coach Jeff Forehand will answer questions at the lunch.

The Lipscomb Bisons made their second consecutive trip to the Atlantic Sun Tournament Championship game, but the magic of last season's 15-inning win over Gardner-Webb couldn't be repeated against Jacksonville in a 7-4 loss Sunday afternoon at Melching Field at Conrad Park in DeLand, Fla.

Weather once again prompted the delay of the Atlantic Sun Championship. The title game between No. 2-seed Lipscomb and No. 1-seed Jacksonville will be played at 9 a.m. Sunday at Melching Field at Conrad Park in DeLand, Fla.

The Bisons moved to within one game of their second A-Sun Tournament Championship and their second trip to the NCAA Tournament Saturday afternoon when Branden Cadavid singled to shallow right field to score Antonio Butler with the game-winning run in a 5-4 decision over ETSU. The Bisons will meet top-seeded Jacksonville for the title.

After a 45-minute weather delay the game between Lipscomb and ETSU started at Melching Field at Conrad Park in DeLand, Fla., Saturday morning, but was quickly called for another weather delay. The game is scheduked to resume at 12:30.

The Lipscomb Bisons once again have had their first game in the Atlantic Sun Championship rescheduled. Weather conditions Friday washed out all games in the tournament in DeLand, Fla. The tournament has been changed to a single elimination tournament with the Bisons playing ETSU Saturday morning at 10.

Heavy rain and the potential for severe storms continues to play havoc with the schedule for the Atlantic Sun Championships in DeLand, Fla. Friday's game between Jacksonville and Belmont has been delayed until 1:30. The Bisons are expected to play ETSU, weather permitting, at approximately 5 p.m. All times are subject to change.

The No. 2-seeded Lipscomb Bisons will finally get the opportunity to open the Atlantic Sun Championship Saturday at 10 a.m. against No. 6-seeded ETSU, a 4-2 winner over No. 3-seeded Stetson, the tournament host.

Lipscomb baseball coach Jeff Forehand has often said that seeding didn't matter very much in the Atlantic Sun Championship, but a format change has made seeding very important. Jacksonville, the No. 1 seed, and Lipscomb, the No. 2 seed, have now drawn first round byes.

The Bisons held a workout in the parking lot of their hotel Wednesday as rainy weather delayed the start of the Atlantic Sun Championship hosted by Stetson University in DeLand, Fla. They will try to play the first round game with Mercer Thursday at 2.

Rain is falling for the third straight day in Central Florida prompting changes in the schedule for the Atlantic Sun Tournament in DeLand, Fla. The games scheduled for Wednesday have been delayed until Thursday.

Junior left-handed pitcher Rex Brothers was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team. Three of his teammates, right field Antonio Butler, second baseman M.L. Williams and first baseman-designated hitter Tennyson Dodd, were named to the All-Freshman Team.

The Bisons beat ETSU 6-5 Friday night in the continuation of a game that was suspended Thursday due to bad weather and then came back to win 16-7 in game two at Cardinal Park in Johnson City. They earned the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament.

The 1979 Lipscomb Bisons baseball team learned first-hand the importance of a second chance. After being eliminated in the finals of the Area 5 Tournament, the Bisons got an unexpected opportunity to play for the NAIA National Championship.

The game between the Lipscomb Bisons and ETSU Buccaneers Thursday night has been suspended until 3 p.m. Friday due to problems with bad weather at Cardinal Stadium in Johnson City, Tenn. Thirty minutes after the end of the suspended game, the Bisons and Buccaneers will play again.

The Bisons pounded out 40 hits in the three-game A-Sun series with Campbell over the weekend, winning the series 2-1. Strong hitting, and the relief work of pitchers like Kyle Tognazzini, who had a win and a save, were keys to the series.

It was an emotional roller coaster for Lipscomb and Campbell in Friday's doubleheader nightcap at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium. Lipscomb freshman Tennyson Dodd helped the Bisons jump out to a 10-3 lead by hitting two homeruns and driving in seven runs. Campbell scored eight unanswered to take the lead but the Bisons scored two in the bottom of the 9th for a 12-11 victory.

The Bisons used four runs in the eighth inning to come from behind and beat the Campbell Fighting Camels 8-6 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium.

The Lipscomb Bisons and Belmont Bruins closed out a wet "Battle of the Boulevard" series Sunday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium with a combined 26 hits. The Bisons fell short in the game, 8-7, but won the series 2-1.

Buddy Harston, Phil Stinson and Jeff Guy were inducted into the Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame Saturday during a luncheon at Allen Arena. All three threw out the first pitch Saturday night before the start of a doubleheader with Belmont.

The Lipscomb Bisons , dressed in replicas of the 1979 jersey, beat Belmont 5-4 in game one and 13-7 in game two in a doubleheader Saturday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium as Justin Sanders hit two home runs on the way to recording a combined six hits and seven RBI.

Friday night several members of the 1979 National Championship team returned to the Lipscomb campus where they were presented rings commemorating their title. They also received Lipscomb hats and blue road jerseys which were exact replicas of the ones they wore in 1979.

Friday night's baseball game between the Lipscomb Bisons and Belmont Bruins has been postponed until Saturday due to adverse weather conditions. The two teams will play a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Rex Brothers' dreams and explosive fastball were too big for the tiny high school he attended as a sophomore. As difficult as it was to leave behind childhood friends, he transferred from Class A Community High School to AAA Shelbyville, where the competition on the diamond was far more intense.

The Lipscomb Bisons and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers combined for 24 hits and used a combined 10 pitchers in a mid-week slugfest Wednesday night at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. The Bisons lost 9-3.

A 10-run fifth inning by t he Jacksonville Dolphins was more than the Lipscomb Bisons could overcome Saturday afternoon in a 12-2 loss in Jacksonvolle, Fla. The third game of the series is Sunday at noon.

Wednesday night at chilly Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium the Bisons spotted Tennessee-Martin a 5-1 lead in the first three innings and were never able to completely close the gap in a 10-6 loss.

Junior left-hander Rex Brothers struck out 14 batters, a career high, and threw eight shutout innings. But one of the two hits he gave up was a home run and the Bisons could not put a run across the plate in a 1-0 loss to UNF in an A-Sun game Friday night.

The Bisons were swept in a weekend series for the first time this season as they fell 2-0 and 13-2 in a doubleheader at Kennesaw State Saturday afternoon in Kennesaw, Ga. The Bisons lost game one of the Atlantic Sun series 2-1.

Freshmen Antonio Butler and M.L. Williams combined for five hits and five RBI Wednesday night in a 10-6 loss at Western Kentucky as they continue to impress with their play on both offense and defense.

The Bisons are leading the Atlantic Sun Conference this season, but this weekend they play four games against the Fresno State Bulldogs, the defending College World Series Champions Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Bisons used seven pitchers and got big hits from Justin Sanders, Antonio Butler and Andrew Nickerson Tuesday night in a 9-7 win over Middle Tennessee State at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

M.L. Williams made a couple of miscues in the field, but he was solid at the plate with three hits and three RBI in the lead-off spot including what proved to be the game-winning home run in the eighth.

The Lipscomb Bisons baseball team played a scrappy game, but came out on the wrong side of a 7-5 score with Evansville. It was a hit fest for both teams with Evansville pounding out 14 hits and the Bisons tagging four Aces pitchers for 10 Tuesday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Lipscomb junior left-handed pitcher Rex Brothers was named Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week for his 13 srikeouts and shut out of USC Upstate Saturday. Right field Antonio Butler was named a "top performer".

The Lipscomb Bisons offense got on track in a big way Sunday afternoon with 22 hits and 20 runs in an Atlantic Sun doubleheader with USC Upstate. The Bisons won game one 13-3 and game two 7-2 at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

Rex Brothers, 3-1, pitched a complete game 3-0 shutout against USC-Upstate in an Atlantic Sun game Saturday afternoon at wet and gray Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Game time Sunday is noon for a doubleheader.

The Bisons and Mercer went into the ninth inning tied 3-3 Sunday at Claude Smith Field. But Mercer was able to score the winning run in the ninth, ending the Bisons bid for a sweep of the three-game A-Sun series in Macon, Ga.

The Bisons won their second straight Atlantic Sun road game, beating Mercer 2-0 Saturday afternoon at Claude Smith Field in Macon, Ga. It was the first shutout of the season for the Bisons, 5-5, 2-0 in the conference.

Lipscomb infielder Ryan Wilkins hit an unconventional inside-the-park grand slam to spark a five-run seventh inning as the Bisons took a 10-8 win over Mercer Friday afternoon at Claude Smith Field in Macon, Ga.

Junior left-hander Rex Brothers will be on the mound Friday when the Bisons travel to Mercer for the first of three A-Sun games this weekend. It the first conference series of the season for both teams.

The Bisons managed only four hits against Vanderbilt, but three of them were for extra bases. Second baseman Brad Gooch hit his first home run of the season and center fielder Allen Bolden and first baseman Tennyson Dodd both had doubles as the Bisons fell 10-3 Tuesday afternoon at Hawkins Field. Designated hitter Justin Sanders singled to keep his hitting streak alive at eight games.

The Lipscomb Bisons beat Bradley 4-3 and 8-4 Sunday afternoon to sweep the three-game series at cold and windy Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. Justin Sanders had two triples and a double, including three hits in the first game. Tennyson Dodd had three hits in the second game, including a home run.

Rex Brothers struck out 11 and Justin Sanders led with a game-high four hits and three runs batted in as the Bisons won their home opener over Bradley 8-2 Saturday afternoon at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.

What the Bisons lack in experience in the infield they make up for in versatility this season. They have already used a number of players in the infield in the first three games of season. After playing Auburn Tuesday the Bisons will be at home Saturday and Sunday against Bradley.

The Bisons lost 5-3 Sunday afternoon on a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning at Georgia Tech to close out the three-game series with the No. 12-rated Yellow Jackets as Branden Cadavid led the team with a season high four hits.

The Bisons expected the start of the season could ne a little rocky, especially when starting out with three games on the road against No. 12 Georgia Tech. Allen Bolden and Justin Sanders, as expected are setting the offensive pace of the team.

Starters Rex Brothers, Brandon McClurg and Josh Smith will get tested quickly as the Bisons face Georgia Tech in Atlanta Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The game can be heard live by going to http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/.

The Bisons earned three first place votes, but were tabbed by the Atlantic Sun baseball coaches to finish in a tie for second with Florida Gulf Coast in the regular season in 2009. Pitchers Rex Brothers and Brandon McClurg were both named to the A-Sun All-Preseason Conference Team.

The February Jeff Forehand and Friends luncheon will be on Monday, Feb. 16 at 11:30. The event is open to all baseball fans and will feature former Major League Baseball umpire Dale Ford. To RSVP for the $5 lunch, please call Brian Ryman at 615-966-5868.

Minnesota Twins pitcher R.A. Dickey will be speaking at this week's Lipscomb Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) meeting. The meeting will take place Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room in Allen Arena.

Rivals.com selected senior right-handed pitcher Brandon McClurg as the A-Sun's "Best Pitcher" and to the preseason all-conference team in its Atlantic Sun preview released Thursday. Rivals selected Lipscomb to finish third in the conference.

The January Jeff Forehand and Friends luncheon will be on Friday, Jan. 16 at 11:30. The event is open to all baseball fans and will feature a baseball coaches roundtable with area collegiate coaches. To RSVP for the $5 lunch, please call Brian Ryman at 615-966-5868.

The 2008 Lipscomb baseball team was honored Thursday evening with a reception where they received their Atlantic Sun Championship rings. Their A-Sun Championship and NCAA Regional banners were also revealed during halftime of the Bison basketball games. Follow the link below for pictures from the ring ceremony.

Lipscomb baseball fans will have an opportunity to celebrate the Philadelphia Phillies World Series Championship at this month's “Forehand and Friends” lunch Nov. 19. Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton, who put his name in the World Series record books with a home run in game four against the Tampa Bay Rays, will be the guest speaker. The lunch is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room in Allen Arena on the Lipscomb University campus.

It may not feel like spring, but the Bisons are already getting ready for the upcoming baseball season. Fall practice began on Sep 15 and continues through the end of October. The practices are designed to give the team and coaching staff an idea of what they need to improve on before the season starts.

On Friday, September 19, the Atlantic Sun Conference will turn 30 years old. During the week leading up to the anniversary of the creation of the conference, the league is announcing the 30 Shining Moments that helped define, shape and mold the league.

Former Lipscomb University shortstop Jorge Gutierrez was promoted to the Omaha Royals, Class AAA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, Monday. Gutierrez signed a minor league contract with Kansas City in June and was assigned to the Rookie-level Burlington (NC) Royals where he was batting .233.

Former Lipscomb baseball player Caleb Joseph went 1-2 at the plate in the 2008 New York-Penn League All-Star Game at Tri-City's Bruno Stadium. Joseph entered the game in the fifth inning as a defensive replacement. He is batting .278 on the season with the Aberdeen IronBirds, Class-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

This summer Bison baseball players participated in leagues accross the country. Major League baseball is still going strong, but summer collegiate baseball leagues are over and participants are back on campus. Here are some highlights from this summer.

The Lipscomb baseball team has scheduled a four-game series at Fresno State for the 2009 season, coach Jeff Forehand announced Friday. Lipscomb will play the College World Series Champions on March 27, a double-header on March 28, and another game on March 29.

Former Lipscomb catcher Caleb Joseph has been named to the New York-Penn League All-Star game. Joseph is batting .290 with 5 home runs for the Aberdeen Ironbirds, Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. He was drafted in the 7th round of the Major League Baseball amateur draft in June.

Caleb Joseph was named a 2008 ABCA/Rawlings South Region First Team selection. The former Lipscomb catcher was one of two Atlantic Sun Conference players named, but was the only first team pick. Stetson outfielder Justin Bass was named to the Second Team.

Collins has been named as an assistant coach for the Lipscomb baseball team. The new job reunites him with Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand. Collins, 29, played one year of baseball for Forehand at Trevecca Nazarene University. After his playing days were over he spent four years as an assistant coach for Forehand.